mirrored reflection lit onto a surface, held in points to deny the true passage of time and decay
An attempt at a forever memory as materialized
Letters with Hospice
Socially-engaged art
Letter Delivery
w. Al Marietta, Kyle Tucker
Heartland Hospice;
Sunrise Senior Living, Summit Trace Assisted Living
Columbus, OH
2014-2015
Socially-engaged art
Letter Delivery
w. Al Marietta, Kyle Tucker
Heartland Hospice;
Sunrise Senior Living, Summit Trace Assisted Living
Columbus, OH
2014-2015
Letters with Hospice began after I lost my maternal grandmother in 2014. She moved in and out of hospice nursing facilities before she was finally brought home for the remainder of her hospice care. The assisted-living homes felt alienating to her, she struggled with her lengthy stays.
When she returned to her home, I visited her. We went through family photographs. When her hands became difficult for her to use, I asked her to instruct me how to draw an image referencing a photograph. My grandmother was an ardent drawer and illustrator. She previously worked at Rockwell International as a “layout” artist. She designed manuals and newsletters for the aviation company. After my grandmother died, I began volunteering for hospice. I asked artists I knew to write to the patients I’d visit. I later realized I was mirroring my mother’s 20+ year-long career as a postal worker. I acted as a mail courier, delivering letters back and forth.
When she returned to her home, I visited her. We went through family photographs. When her hands became difficult for her to use, I asked her to instruct me how to draw an image referencing a photograph. My grandmother was an ardent drawer and illustrator. She previously worked at Rockwell International as a “layout” artist. She designed manuals and newsletters for the aviation company. After my grandmother died, I began volunteering for hospice. I asked artists I knew to write to the patients I’d visit. I later realized I was mirroring my mother’s 20+ year-long career as a postal worker. I acted as a mail courier, delivering letters back and forth.
